Federica Fragapane’s Periodic Table of Elements in Danger

If elements were animals, some would be on the vulnerable list. This periodic table shows the ones at risk. Time for some science. Federica Fragapane created a “Periodic Table of Elements in Danger” for BBC Science and it’s very interesting. We take for granted the elements on and around our planet but some of them […]

If elements were animals, some would be on the vulnerable list. This periodic table shows the ones at risk.

Time for some science. Federica Fragapane created a “Periodic Table of Elements in Danger” for BBC Science and it’s very interesting. We take for granted the elements on and around our planet but some of them are close to depletion.

The piece is a visual exploration of the periodic table and the under threat elements. For each element the following data have been visualized: total abundance on Earth, scarcity, price per kg, state at room temperature and part of the smartphone the element is used in.

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